Duncan
Flashback
'Duncan, I told you to take care of your sister,' Mom scolds gently after I tell her Apphia has run away because I refused to share my new toys with her. I would give her, but she destroys them, and when I scold her, she cries and runs into the forest. Mom scolds me… Even though she says she doesn't have favorites and loves us equally, I know Apphia is her favorite. However, it's alright because Apphia is a girl and needs Mommy more than I do. I'm a big boy. I just turned ten!
"I went looking for her, but I got hungry and came back. I'm sorry, Mom," I tell her. She smiles__ my mom is the most beautiful mommy ever, but I love her smile more. She holds my hand; her hand is very soft. We go in search of my sister. We find little Apphia soon; she is playing alone at
